Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 May 2041A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 07:16 to 08:56. Gulika Kalam 10:37 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 01:53Moonrise 12:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 May 2041

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:35, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:16 to 08:56
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:37 to 12:18
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:04
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 22:35 · Navami until 00:57 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:30, then Magha until 01:24 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:24 Thu, then Dhruva until 04:16 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:24 · Bava until 22:35 · Balava until 11:47 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 8 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 11 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 12 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:32 and 06:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.